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Simple and Complex Machines Used In Agriculture

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore agriculture and the current technologies and research that continue to make Earth a viable planet. This four lessons unit introduce students to simple machines and the concepts of force and friction through a variety of...
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Our Solar System

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate the coincidental parade of planets and witness dramatic views of the solar system by researching websites and participating in online activities. They write about their findings.
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UK Educational System

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students examine the educational system in the United Kingdom. They look at the different school stages and national exams. They compare the educational system in their own country with that of the UK. They go to a website that reunites...
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Self-Determination

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students explore ways to improve self-determination. Using classroom activities, role playing, and small group simulations, students practice and exercise self-determination. They discuss the importance of self-esteem, personal values,...
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Word Relay

For Teachers K - 8th
Students identify words from the class word wall or other vocabulary lists. They form teams and read words in an effort to identify as many correctly as they can. They utilize words from a variety of sources within the classroom to...
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Building Communities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the ADL's Pyramid of Hate and use it to identify bullying instances they are aware of. In this character education lesson, students discuss their findings and design activities or programs to combat bullying in their own...
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Exercise

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, pupils correct or revise any ambiguous or inappropriate pronoun-antecedent errors found in the sentences given. They review the attached sheet for assistance with the activity. There are 20 sentences to fix.
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Unjumble the Fourth 100 Essential Words Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, learners analyze 100 scrambled words. Students write the words correctly on the lines. These are high frequency, common sight words.
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Problem Solving

For Teachers K
Students identify problem solving strategies and demonstrate the ability to make choices using those strategies. In this problem solving lesson plan, students are introduced to vocabulary and strategies by playing a hula hoop game, then...
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Effects of Alcohol Use

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify short and long term effects of alcohol use. In this effects of alcohol lesson plan, 5th graders participate in activities to understand what it feels like to have alcohol in their system. With the teacher they make...
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The Five Senses

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the 5 senses. In this biology lesson plan, students demonstrate the ability to identify objects through the use of the five senses as they complete 5 activities.
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Jamestown Fort: Finding History

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify artifacts discovered from the exploration of the Jamestown fort in order to help them create a short fictional account about the lives of Jamestown's first inhabitants. For this history lesson, students research the...
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Igh and Y Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students examine 12 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with a word ending in igh or y. A word bank with suggestions is provided.
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A Dream and an Idea: Searching for a Roadmap to Create a Country

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen in on American historical events. In this colonial America instructional activity, students participate in an activity that requires them to watch video segments that feature Revolutionary War battles and the...
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We the People Lesson 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare the Federalists and Anti-Federalists visions for the U.S. government. In this government lesson, students conduct research on Federalists and Anti-Federalists figures. Middle schoolers use their findings to help...
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Identify letters and sounds

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this letters, words, and sounds worksheet, students say sounds, identify letters, read sentences, read words, and read -ed and -en words. Students complete 6 activities total.
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Letter and Word Practice

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this letters and words worksheet, students practice naming letters, saying sounds, reading simple sentences and practicing site words. Parents sign after each of 3 days of practicing the activities.
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Andrew Jackson vs. The National Bank

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Andrew Jackson's vision for the National Bank. In this Jackson presidency lesson, students determine why Jackson vetoed the National Bank's Charter and indentify the causes of the Panic of 1837.
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Dubois and Washington Venn Diagram

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare and contrast the visions of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington. In this African American history lesson, students read biographies about both men and create a Venn diagram about the men.
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Civil Rights Methodology Martin Luther King, Jr. – Stokely Carmichael

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the visions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Stokely Carmichael. In this African-American history lesson, students read speeches by each of the men and summarize the arguments made by each of them about...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. vs. Malcolm X

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare and contrast the visions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. In this African-American history lesson, 11th graders read speeches by each of the men and summarize the arguments made by each of them about...
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Governance- Grade 12

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover the plight of Aboriginal people in Canada in trying to gain human rights. In this self-governance lesson, 12th graders participate in talking circles that require them to compare and contrast the visions of Prime...
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Ray Charles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography lesson, students read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have. The lesson...
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Picture Hunt: R Control O

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.